Suspenders.



No. 698,085. Patented Apr. 22, |902.

A. K. WANDER R. DAL'MAR.

S U S P E N D E B S.

(Application filed Sept. 16, 1901.)

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ALFRED K. VANDER AND RICHARD DALMAR, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS;

SUSPENDERS.

SPEClFIGATION forming pat of Letters Patent No. 698,085, dated April 22,1902.

Application filed September 16, 1901. Serial No. 75,457.v (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, ALFRED K. WANDER and RICHARD DALMAR, citizens ofthe United States,.residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and Stateof Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inSuspenders, (Case No. 1%) of which the following is a full', clear,concise, and exact description.

Our invention relates to trousers-supports; and its object is to provideSuspenders which may be worn either in the usual way with the crossedends fastened to the two buttons at the back of the trousers-band orwith said crossed ends brought around under the arms of the wearer andfastened to the front ends, which are in turn buttoned to the trousersat the side seams thereof.

We will describe our invention more particularly by reference to theaccompanying drawings, and the features or combinations which we regardas novel will be pointed out in the appended claims.

Figure l illustrates the manner in which the suspenders'are worn,showing the crossed ends in the back brought around under the arms ofthe wearer and fastened to suitable buttons on the front ends, which arein turn designed to be fastened to buttons on the sides of thetrousers-band. We have also shown in dotted lines another way of wearingthe Suspenders, with the crossed ends fastened to the usual two buttonsat the back of the trousers. Fig. 2 is a detail View showing one of theends of the Suspenders equipped with the metalli-c loop-fastener inposition to be attached to one of the buttons on the inside of thetrousers-band. A button is shown in dotted lines under two layers offabric, which we may assume to be the shirt and drawers. Fig. 3 is asectional view showing more clearly the manner of fastening. Fig. ,4 isa detail View showing how the front and rear ends of the Suspenders maybe fastened together, to be worn as shownin full lines in Fig. 1.

Our improved Suspenders comprise two straps a a, adapted to be passedover the shoulders ot' the wearer, crossing each other in the back andfastened to one another at the point of crossing by an adjustable ringb, which is well known in the art and which ordinary trousers-buttons onthe outside of i the trousers-band. When, however, the suspenders are tobe worn underneath the shirt, we prefer to provide a special button d,as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, said button having a small head, so that theloops may be fastened to the buttons over the interposed fabric of theshirt and drawers, as shown most clearly in Fig. The loop fasteners areshaped to provide a narrow slot at the bottom, in which the shank of thebutton may be fastened, andan enlarged opening at the upperportion,through which the head of the button may be passed, this opening beinglarge enough to permit the Suspenders to be fastened tothe buttons overthe interposed fabric of the shirt and drawers, as shown in Fig. 3.

The loops'on the front ends of the suspenders are provided with buttonsc, to which the loops on the rear ends may be buttoned, as shown inFiga. When thus fastened together, the front ends of the straps ct maybe secured to buttons at the sides of the trousers, and each strap thenpasses up in front of the arm, over the shoulder, and diagonally overthe back, crossing the corresponding portion of the other strap andhaving its other end se cured to the front end of the other strap, whichhangs under the opposite arm of the wearer. These straps may be of theelastic material which is used for almost all ordinary Suspenders andmay be provided with the ordinary means for adjusting their length tosuit the igure of the wearer, one end of each strap being looped in thefastener and passed back along itself to a suitable sliding buckle. Thearms of the loop care preferably of wire and are prevented fromspreading by clasps, these clasps of the front loops servingas supportsfor the buttons e e, as shown. Ordinary buttons may be provided both onthe inside and outside of the band ofthe trollsers. However, the loopsmay, if desired, be attached to the ordinary buttons on the outside ofthe band, though the Suspenders are worn under the shirt, the shirtbeingloosened and folded over the top of the trousers-band.

XVhile the improved Suspenders of our invention are particularly usefulin that they may be worn underneath an ordinary shirt, as abovedescribed, they will also be of value in Connection with the garmentknown as the shirt-waist. They may also, if desired, be worn over theshirt and fastened to the ordinary buttons on the outside of thetrousers-band. W'hen adjusted, as shown in full lines in Fig. l, tosupport the trousers only at the sides, they will permit greatfreedom ofmovement to the wearer while securely supporting the trousers, and willthus be well adapted for use by those who take part in athleticexercises.

Having thus described our invention, we claiml. The combination inapairof Suspenders, of the webbing a d crossing at the back, theadjustable ring` ZJ through which the webbingr passes at the place ofcrossing, the metallic loop-fasteners c c, adapted to itthetrousersbuttons, the loops or openings of said fasteners beingkeyhole-shaped, the two arms of the loops beingheld from spreading byclasps, and buttons e e provided upon the clasps of the front loops, towhich buttons the rear loops are adapted to be buttoned, whereby theSuspenders may be worn to support the trousers either at the front andback, or, by buttoning the rear loops to the special buttons e e, tosupport the trousers from the front loops only, said front loops beingfastened at the sides of the trousers, substantially as` and for thepurpose specified.

2. Asuspender comprising straps c1, acrossing at the back, and havingfasteners at the end adapted to fit the trousers-buttons, and a specialbutton e provided on the fasteners at the corresponding ends of bothstraps, the fasteners at the other ends being adapted to 'fasten eitherto the buttons of the trousers or to the special buttons e on thefirst-inentioned fasteners, whereby the Suspenders may be worn tosupport the trousers either at the front and back or at the sides only,as set forth.

ln witness whereof we hereunto subscribe our names this lsth day ofSeptember, A. D. 1001.

ALFRED K. VVANDER. RICHARD DALMAR. lVitnesses:

W. W. LEACH, DE WITT C. 'BANNER

